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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Chambers <markkojochambers9@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: markkojochambers5@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:09:15 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Nan Mulder


Dear Nan Mulder

I am Mr. Mark Kojo Esq., a notary public and the personal attorney to late Mr.Johnson W. Mulder, a citizen of your country and the President/CEO of Diamond Safari Company Ltd, Accra Ghana.On the 6th of January 2002,my client, hiswife and their only child were involved in a motor accident, which claimed their lives. The accident occurred along Accra-Kumasi major highway road. Being a successful Diamond dealer in my country and the whole of the West African sub-region,he left behind a huge estate and assets. Sequel to his death, I have made several different efforts in search of theimmediate relatives in order to transfer the legacies he left in my custody but my efforts have been fruitless.

Eventually, I tried the internet, Elementary Family Search and fortunately your name displayed as the closest relative (by surname) of the eceased.Currently, one of the banks in custody of my late clients legacy has requested me to bring forward the next of kin to inherit the legacy. The value of the legacy is USD26,500,000.00 (TWENTY SIX MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) deposited with the International Commercial Bank, Accra-Ghana.In line with the result of my search,I humbly seek your consent to be presented as the bona fide next of kin to the deceased so that this legacy will transfer to your ownership. This entails repatriating the fund to your nominated receiving bank account As a matter of fact. I have the legal requirements needed to back you up in the claims. Moreover,the bank in custody of this legacy mandated me to bring forward the next of kin to inherit the fund or forfeit it to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an unclaimed dividend.

Therefore, your unalloyed co-operation is required earnestly to claim this legacy from the bank for final disbursement between us. If you are ready to receive this legacy as the next of kin to the deceased, Awaiting your urgent response.
Yours truly,
Mr. Mark Kojo Esq.




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